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noun
an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers ), inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug ) is hammered to spread them.
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Origin of plug and feathers
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby plug and feathers
pluck, pluck up, pluck up one's courage, plucky, plug, plug and feathers, Plug and Play, plug away at, plugboard, plug casting, plug-compatible
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